She sensed the kind of trust that he was investing in her, with his answer. It was a difficult question to answer. And even more difficult one to answer honestly. Of course, her natural curiosity meant that she really, really, really wanted to know more about those regrets. Part of the puzzle that was Connor.

But friends weren't puzzles and she wouldn't treat him as such.

All she did was nod. "So, you understand, then. How being faced with your own mortality can make someone start cataloging all of those regrets."